Updated (7/22/2026): posted until 8/15/2026 The Office of the New York City Comptroller serves as the City's chief fiscal steward, responsible for auditing City agencies, managing pension funds, overseeing contracts, and advancing policy solutions that promote equity, transparency, and effective government. Under Comptroller Mark Levine's leadership, the Office is focused on strengthening public systems, improving affordability, and delivering effective and equitable outcomes for all New Yorkers.
The Senior Policy Analyst for Housing will support the Comptroller's policy and oversight work aimed at addressing New York City's housing affordability crisis. Working as part of the Office's Policy Bureau, the Senior Policy Analyst will conduct original research, analyze housing policy and government performance, develop policy recommendations, and contribute to reports, testimony, and other written products. The position will work closely with colleagues across the Comptroller's Office—including Budget, Audit, Legal, Contracts, and the Bureau of Asset Management—to identify opportunities to improve housing policy, strengthen accountability, and expand housing opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct policy research and oversight related to housing affordability, housing production and preservation, tenant protections, homelessness, and land use.
- Analyze City administrative, budget, demographic, and operational data to support policy development.
- Produce policy reports, issue briefs, testimony, memoranda, and presentations.
- Monitor City, State, and federal legislative, regulatory, and policy developments affecting housing.
- Develop policy recommendations to improve housing affordability and strengthen public systems.
- Support cross-bureau initiatives with Budget, Audit, Legal, Contracts, Bureau of Asset Management, and other teams.
- Work closely with the Bureau of Asset Management, which leads the Comptroller's housing investment initiatives, to ensure coordination across the Office's broader housing agenda.
- Build relationships with community organizations, tenant advocates, researchers, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
- Represent the Office in meetings and stakeholder convenings as appropriate.
- Perform other related duties as may be required.
Qualification Requirements:
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and three (3) or more years of professional experience in housing policy, urban planning, public policy research and analysis in government, nonprofit organization, academia, or a related area; or a satisfactory combination of education and experience equivalent to the above.
Minimum Qualifications
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college with major in accounting, business administration, public relations, city planning, urban renewal, law, or a related field and three (3) years of satisfactory, full-time, responsible experience in housing, education, health services, planning, state-federal-city relations, or community relations involving administration or program development and evaluation; or
- A satisfactory equivalent.
Preferred Skills
- Graduate degree in public policy, public administration, urban planning, law, or a related field.
- Experience conducting policy research and developing recommendations.
- Experience with New York City housing, land use, homelessness, tenant protections, or affordability policy.
- Experience analyzing administrative or public datasets.
- Ability to communicate complex policy issues clearly through reports, testimony, and briefing materials.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
- Commitment to advancing equitable housing opportunities for New Yorkers.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and project management abilities.
Residency Requirement
New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.